Grahambythesea

Having acquired a Violin Bass for a bit of fun noodling earlier this year, I changed the strings immediately from the short scale round sounds someone had put on it where the tapers didn’t even make it through the nut. I thought Flats are the way to go, but knowing you need medium scale, there weren’t many around so I puT on a Hofner Contemporary, knowing they’d fit. They were a bit disappointing to my ear, particularly the E string which was more dull thud than I like. (Some people like that so if you want a second hand almost new set give me a shout). So I set about some homework, it’s lockdown what else was there to do. I read GHS had started making their short scale strings longer to accommodate basses with tailpieces. Flat brites (otherwise ground wounds) seemed like a compromise. And so they have proved, a good balanced resonance across all strings and short scale fit the violin bass, BUT they have far too much silk winding which needed cutting back to avoid sitting in the nut. Now of course it’s going fluffy as it continues to unravel. Why do we need silks at all! 👎 At first they felt sharp, slightly sticky to the touch, not what I expected, but a quick rub over with fine emery and a polish or two with Fast Fret and they’re fine. Sound good, feel good, fit well.👍🏼 No more need to hunt for rare medium scale strings, but please GHS be meaner with the silk if you must have it at all!

Not my lump of lumber.

Nice one on EBay

I play a 12 string guitar from time to time, but just don’t see the point of an 8 string bass.

I think you’ll find Japan did A deal with EU last year and therefore are no import duties, but there should still be VAT. I believe even though we’ve left the EU we are still operating under their rules.

Go 5!

I think this is a problem of the neck width. Did you specify a width like a Jazz? P pickups are generally designed to fit wider Precision type necks. If you look at the Moollon in the next thread, the strings are perfectly central to the poles.

Who’s Adam Clayton ?

Kind of Mustang meets Stingray. Perhaps rename Stingstang. 😄

As a regular Reverb viewer, but never a purchaser, it always seems to me that prices are much higher on Reverb than elsewhere.

Walnut oil out of your kitchen, the stuff you might slosh on a posh salad!

That’s one of the best looking Fodera’s I have ever seen, and I’m not even a fan of Jazz basses!

I’m afraid these are marmite basses to me and I’ve gone off marmite 😖

And someone had nicked the strings and knobs, dastardly I say 😆

Agreed better in black.

I think you got the weight wrong, these weigh in at a mere 3.5kg as does the previous incarnation the 2013/14 model.

Wow, lucky you, you found a bargain.

Sounds dodgy, give it a miss.

Someone’s nicked the strings off the pistachio one! Can’t trust anyone these days.

Sadly I sold the Bach EB2, can’t think why? Do sunburst finishes count on this thread?

One option, don’t spend your money on something designed in the fifties and buy something a little more 21st century. There was a time when we bassists were considered progressive and guitarists were mocked for sticking to strats! When did we become regressive?

I thought they already had - Mike Dirnt Signature model?

Does it have the curved NS body? My Spectorcore is flat but the Korean quality is superb. I understand Spector have their own factory in Korea rather than outsourcing.